Arvinder Singh & Ors v. State & Anr

Delhi High Court · 01 Aug 2011 · 2011:DHC:11551
Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta
CRL.M.C. 2471/2011
2011:DHC:11551
criminal petition_allowed

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The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement and divorce by mutual consent between the parties.

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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
CRL.M.C. 2471/2011
/o ARVINDER SINGH & ORS
Through ..... Petitioners Ms. Yukti Gupta, Advocate with
Petitioners No.l,2 and 4
VERSUS
STATE & ANR ..... Respondents
CORAM:
Through Mr. Mukesh Gupta, APP for State with SI Jagan Nath, PS Paschim
Vihar, Delhi Mr. R K Singh, Advocate for Respondent No.2 with Respondent
No.2 in person
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE lVIUKTA GUPTA
01.08.2011 .Crl.
M.A. No. 8893/2011 (Exemption)
Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
CRL.M.C. 247112011 This is a petition for quashing of FIR No. 560/2006 under Sections
498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Paschim Vihar, New Delhi.
The complainant/Respondent No. 2 Ms. Livleen Kaur is present in person and is identified by her counsel. She states that the Petitioners and
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'---' ___,, r-:· il ' 2011:DHC:11551 ~ Respondent No.2/Complainant have entered into a Compromise. In terms of the settlement, marriage between the Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent NO. 2/complainant has been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent on 29.9.2010. As part of full and final settlement of all the claims of the
Respondent No. 2, the Petitioner No. 1 has paid ~2 lakhs out of which
~1,25,000 lakhs have already been paid to her and ~75 thousand is paid today in Court in cash. She further states that in view of the settlement
'~ between the parties, she does not want to pursue the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.
In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their differences of their own free will, volition and without any coercion and no useful purpose will be served in continuance of the proceedings, rather the same would create further acrimony between them, it would be in the interest of justice to quash the abovementioned FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto.
Consequently, FIR No. 560/2006 under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at PS Paschim Vihar, New Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.
Parties have signed this order sheet in acknowledgment of their statements made before this Court.
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